Wednesday, June 24, 2015

James Horner (1953-2015)

I was nine years old
when I first saw James Horner's name on the big screen, credited for
the brilliant, majestic, and sweeping score for Star Trek II: The
Wrath of Khan, his first major feature film project.

He also composed the
soundtrack for the sequel, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,
before going on to a storied 30-year-plus career as one of the
legendary mainstays of Hollywood film music, joining the esteemed
ranks of luminaries such as late maestro and fellow Star Trek
composer Jerry Goldsmith and frequent George Lucas and Steven
Spielberg collaborator John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones,
Jurassic Park).

Horner received far
more acclaim and accolades for his later film work, much of which has
been written about elsewhere and can easily be researched.

But for me, his Star
Trek motion picture scores will always hold a special place in my
heart.